In the light of NCF 2005, the Government of Tamil Nadu revised the curriculum and syllabus of teacher Education in 2008. Duration of the course is two academic years with 220 working days, each with 1100 hours in a year.Subjects for Diploma in Teacher Education Course
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First year |
Second Year |
1. |
Observing children and doing case study |
Self Development workshop |
2. |
School Visit |
Teaching Learning Materials |
3. |
Story Telling |
Physical Education, Health Education and Yoga |
4. |
Physical Education, Health Education and Yoga |
Art Education and Work Experience |
5. |
Self Development workshop |
Educational Computing |
6. |
Teaching Learning Materials |
Projects |
Internal Assessment is done each year for Taught Courses, Practicum and Teaching Practice with weightage of Marks 175, 625 and 60 respectively.Panel of Examiners for Internal Examination is prepared at SCERT.The trainees are engaged in teaching practice in primary schools which is supervised by guide teachers and faculty members of teacher education institution. The trainees are assigned grades as given below.
Marks |
Grade |
Minimum for pass is 50% in Internal Examination (‘C’ Grade) |
75% and above |
A |
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60% - 74% |
B |
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50% - 59% |
C |
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Below 50% |
D |